Yehud Coins

The Yehud Coins are small silver coins minted in Judah beginning around the mid-4th century before the common count, during Persian rule, with some issues continuing into the early Hellenistic period.

They bear inscriptions reading "Yehud" (יהד or יהדה), the ancient administrative name of Judah, often accompanied by symbols such as owls, lilies, and other regional imagery.

These coins provide archaeological evidence of Judah's economic and administrative identity after the Babylonian exile. They demonstrate the continued existence of a distinct Judean community centered around Jerusalem and the Second Temple, despite the loss of political independence under foreign empires.